Explore the Family Name Bredin

The meaning of Bredin

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhrídín, the name of a family related to Mac Giolla Bhrighde ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit’ where Brídín is a diminutive of the saint’s name (see McBride). This name was once found in an ecclesiastical family in County Down, but it has not survived in Ireland. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Siobhan.

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How common is the last name Bredin in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bredin saw a slight shift in its popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 81,100th but slipped to the 81,458th position ten years later, marking a decrease of 0.44%. However, the count of individuals bearing the name increased from 217 to 232 over this period, indicating a growth rate of 6.91%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#81,100	#81,458	-0.44%
Count	217	232	6.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bredin

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Bredin identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. This group made up 97.7% of the Bredin surname holders in 2000 and 97.41% in 2010, reflecting a slight decrease of 0.30%. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of Hispanic ethnicity within this surname category, going from 0% in 2000 to 2.16% in 2010. Other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no change in these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.7%	97.41%	-0.3%
Hispanic	0%	2.16%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%